(Name-mce) ListServ Immigrant Discussion
Rosa Hernandez Sheets
RosaHernandez.Sheets at ttu.edu
Sat Jul 29 12:43:37 EDT 2006
I have been reading/following the immigration dialogue and have had many
discussions with other Latino scholars and
while I agree with some of the positions and it brings to mind two points:
1. The dialogue reminds me of Justice Felix Frankfurter, dissenting voice on
Dennis v. U.S. 339 US 184 (1994) - he stated, "It is a wise man who said
that there is no greater inequality that the equal treatment of unequals²
2. My fear is that the "concern" over the immigrant/non-immigrant-
legal/illegal issues, in very real ways may be used, in ways that limit our
potential/responsibility to address the more serious issues ‹ which are
getting worse ‹ that face Latino children in schools Are we are engaging
in this discourse without focusing on developing sustainable strategies or
raising critical questions/solutions For example:
€ why are we content to cream/showcase only the survivors through funded
programs that are becoming institutionalzed -
€ why does the disproportionality issue persist and continue to remain
untouched,
€ why do we view this pan-ethnic group of children as a monolithic,
racialized, colorized group = when ethnicity (culture and language) and
multiple layers/factors such as socio-economic status, geographical
settings, generational status, countries of orgin/nationality etc. -- would
give specificity to research, interventions and treatments to ameloriate
the inequitable schooling conditions most Latino children face,
€ and, most importantly, if we are not willing to accept the Latinization of
our nation and work to meet the needs of the children who are currently here
- in terms of preparation programs, pedadogy, services, etc. - what are we
going to do when this demographic trend - which in less than 10 years will
produce numbers that we will not be ready to serve -
I guess my point is that we must be careful of the ways we construct the
problem because it may not be in the best interest of Latino children who
are already attend schools that psychologically damages them, academically
downgrades them, and continues to mislabel/miscategorize them.
Rosa
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Rosa Hernández Sheets, Ph.D.
EDCI, Diversity Pedagogy
College of Education, Rm 361
Texas Tech University
Box 41071 € Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
Fax # (806) 742-2179
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> Dear Theresa Monta?o,
>
> Thank you so much for your comments regarding
> immigration and human beings; you speak my heart
> and mind. You also place the crime where it
> belongs...upon the injustice and inequity that is
> the true center of the U.S. empire.
>
> Like you, I say that when we speak of these
> things, we are talking about my family.
>
> Gracias, otra vez,
> Cindy Lutenbacher
> Assoc. Professor of English
> Morehouse College
> Atlanta, GA
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> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:32:36 -0400
> From: Teja Arboleda <Teja at entertainingdiversity.com>
> Subject: (Name-mce) ListServ Looking for Documentary subjects
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> I am long-time NAME member and television producer. Currently, I am working
> on a fascinating documentary about the changing language of identity in the
> US. The main subjects in this film are people who have changed their
> identity (or their identities have been changed) with respect to religion,
> culture, sex, gender, etc., and yes, even ?race?. I am interested in
> exploring the complex nature of identity from a biological, spiritual,
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> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:42:52 -0500
> From: "Santos, Sheryl" <sheryl.santos at ttu.edu>
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> AMEN, Theresa. In Germany during WWII it was illegal to help the Jews and
> other targets of death squads, however, some brave souls did just that...they
> broke the law and hide the Jews in their homes. A human life is a human
> life.....laws and ethics are not the same. When laws are unjust, we must work
> to change them. In the meantime, we act ethically....and answer to a higher
> law of justice for all.
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> Dr. Sheryl L. Santos, Dean
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> -----Original Message-----
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> I guess I was waiting for the appropriate time to chime into the conversation
> about immigration. Well, this is the time.
>
> When we engage in a dialogue about human beings and resort to talking about
> legalities, in my opinion, we miss the point. Just because something is legal,
> does not mean it is just! Let me remind folks, segregation was once legal in
> this country. It was not just.
>
> We are talking about productive individuals who contribute to the livelihood
> and economy of this nation--while simultaneously suffering tremendous
> injustice. We are discussing immigrant workers who work long hours, often
> without benefits of health insurance and for meager wages. Immigrant workers
> who pick our fruit, cook our meals, make the beds in our hotel rooms, clothe
> our children and fight our wars. During the immigration march here in Los
> Angeles, a group of young immigrants carried a sign that read---"We weren't
> immigrants, when you wanted us for war." I was reminded that the first
> causality of the Iraq war was an undocumented student from Los Angeles, who
> was granted citizenship--after his death. Another placard at the
> demostration was carried by a young woman, it read--"You might hate us, but
> you need us." I was reminded about the thousands of immigrant children in our
> nation's classrooms who attend school everyday, eager to learn about our
> multicultural history--and was reminded that xenophobia directly impacts these
> children, too. There was the family who carried the sign, "Hoy marchamos,
> manana votamos." And finally there was the banner carried by a group of Asian
> immigrants simply read "We are America."---and, I was reminded--that, yes
> indeed, we certainly are--whether we are born here---or, there. These are
> workers who are here, because the coporations in this country have a
> stranglehood the economies of thier countries and most often, the politics,
> too.
>
> As a child, whenever the conversation about immigration arose in my home--My
> mother would remind us "Mija, remember--we didn't cross the border--the border
> crossed us." My mother, the daugther of immigrants taught me a most valuable
> history lesson.
>
> -------
> In solidarity,
>
> Theresa Monta?o, Ed.D.
> Assistant Professor
> CSUN Chicana/o Studies
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>> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:13:43 -0400
>> From: <bill at billhowe.org>
>> Subject: (Name-mce) ListServ Salaries down for teachers, up for
>> superintendents
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>> Salaries down for teachers, up for superintendents
>>
>> Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.26.2006 ARIZONA DAILY STAR
>>
>> The average U.S. teacher salary fell 0.1 percent in the past school year to
>> $46,953, while pay for superintendents rose 1.1 percent, according to a
>> survey by the nonprofit Educational Research Service.
>>
>> The decline in the 2005-2006 school year follows an increase the previous
>> year, as measured by the National Education Association, of slightly more
>> than 2 percent, below the rate of inflation.
>>
>> "It doesn't surprise me, because teachers have had to take it on the chin
>> because of budget shortfalls," Janet Bass, spokeswoman for the 1.3
>> million-member American Federation of Teachers, said of the Educational
>> Research Service figures.
>> The decline in teacher salaries could complicate efforts on the federal,
>> state and local level to improve U.S. schools by recruiting and retaining
>> the most qualified personnel, Bass said.
>>
>> No state met this month's deadline, under the "No Child Left Behind" law,
>> for placing "highly qualified" teachers in subjects such as math and
>> reading, the U.S. Education Department said.
>>
>> The salary survey released today by the Alexandria, Va.-based Educational
>> Research Service found the average superintendent salary increased 1.1
>> percent to $116,244. Salaries for principals saw declines ranging from 0.2
>> percent in elementary schools to 0.7 percent in middle schools.
>> The U.S. Census Bureau, in figures issued last month, said there are 6.8
>> million teachers in the U.S., earning an average of $46,800. Statewide
>> averages ranged from $33,200 in South Dakota to $57,300 in Connecticut, the
>> Census Bureau said.
>>
>> The 2.8 million-member National Education Association, in its most recent
>> figures, said teacher salaries rose 2.3 percent to $47,808 in the 2004-2005
>> school year, below the rate of inflation of 3.1 percent.
>>
>> The reported increase in superintendent salaries could reflect a growing
>> effort nationwide to address school-quality issues by retaining top school
>> personnel, Bass said.
>>
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